Victor G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2358
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Victor G., who was born in Majdan, Czechoslovakia in 1929. He recalls orthodoxy as the center of their lives; the small, primitive village; antisemitic violence at Easter; Hungarian occupation; anti-Jewish restrictions; living with relatives in Ruscova; German invasion; transport to Iza; a forced march to Khust; deportation to Auschwitz; separation from his mother and younger brothers (he never saw them again); assignment to the Zigeunerlager (Gypsy Lager); seeing his father and uncles often; the pain of watching them starve; his father encouraging him to get on a transport; transfer to Mauthausen (he never saw his father again), then Gusen; slave labor in an aircraft factory; others sabotaging the work; transfer to Gunskirchen; liberation by United States troops; hospitalization in Linz; returning home with a friend; reunion with his sister and cousins; living together in Resighea; smuggling themselves to Budapest, then Chomutov; registering for youth emigration to England; living in a group home in Millisle; volunteering for the Haganah; training in Marseille; illegal emigration to Palestine; serving in the 1948 Israel-Arab War; traveling to England; and marriage to a woman who converted to Judaism. Mr. G. discusses pervasive painful memories; his attitude toward revenge and religious faith; sharing his story with his children; and frequent trips to Israel.

Extent and Medium

2 videocassettes

Conditions Governing Access

This testimony is open with permission.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive. Any commercial use requires additional permissions.

Rules and Conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Process Info

  • compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

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